Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Portland Timbers

2 – 2

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Colorado Rapids SC

Thu 16 Sep 2021 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Sebastian Blanco 30' Y

Y 31' Auston Trusty

Sebastian Blanco 31' Y

Bill Tuiloma 33' Y

Bill Tuiloma 42' R

Y 66' Mark-Anthony Kaye

Cristhian Paredes 67' Y

Steve Clark 82' Y

Y 88' Lalas Abubakar

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-11-05 Portland Timbers 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-07-14 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-03-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–3 Portland Timbers 2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
11 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
04 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	2–0	W
30 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–0	W
22 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
19 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–2	D
11 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
05 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W
29 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
22 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
18 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Colorado Rapids SC
#26	Position	#22
32	Points	36
27	Played	27
9 / 5 / 13	W / D / L	11 / 3 / 13
48	Scored	38
51	Conceded	38
-3	GD	+0
1.19	PPG	1.33
33%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

4/9

16-30

7/9

31-45

5/8

46-60

5/4

61-75

7/–

76+

10/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

3/4

46-60

6/1

61-75

3/7

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Providence Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Portland Timbers have won 475 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 30.
31' Poor challenge from Auston Trusty. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bill Tuiloma.
38' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
42' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Bill Tuiloma.
46' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Yimmi Chara exits the field as Jose Van Rankin enters on 46.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' The 25-year-old Braian Galvan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
57' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Braian Galvan trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Esteves on 57 minutes.
62' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
64' GOAL! Jonathan Lewis scores on 64.
66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mark-Anthony Kaye.
67' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Cristhian Paredes gets a Yellow card.
67' What a moment for Felipe Mora! That strike on 67 puts his side firmly in control.
72' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
75' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Mark-Anthony Kaye is replaced by Kellyn Acosta.
76' George Fochive is replacing Cristhian Paredes for the Portland Timbers side.
81' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Dominique Badji on, Jonathan Lewis off on 81 minutes.
82' Steve Clark catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
87' The Colombia Michael Barrios breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 1-2!
88' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 88.
90' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Felipe Mora is replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Jose Van Rankin 46'
21
Diego Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ George Fochive 76'
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Zac McGraw 90'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 90'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Kellyn Acosta 75'
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
26
Cole Bassett ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 76'
6
Lalas Abubakar
52
Braian Galvan ↓ Lucas Esteves 57'
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Michael Barrios 75'
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Dominique Badji 81'

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Antony	5
Diego Valeri	4
Sebastian Blanco	3
Diego Rubio	3
Kevin Kelsy	2
Samuel Armenteros	2
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	2
Diego Valeri	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.75 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.67 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers40% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

66%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

60%

Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers30% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.1%

2 – 0

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.